Project 10
Write the story of why you moved to the city in which you currently live.
There's nothing terribly interesting about our decision to move here. It was a practical move, really.
We moved to the Tri-Valley, just over the Hayward Hills last summer after living the first two years of our marriage in Fremont. I had lived in there for the majority of my life, so moving away was bittersweet. By the time we left I had felt desperate for new surroundings for months, so I was terribly excited. Then again, leaving meant putting miles between myself and the community I had built over the past 30 years. But leave we did, and Dublin turned out to be a good place to end up.
The reason we moved was simple: I had left my job to stay home full time with our then 9 month old daughter, and since I wasn't working in Fremont anymore, it made good sense to us to move closer to Joey's office. We'd save on time and money that way: eliminating Joey's commute meant he could sleep a bit longer in the morning, spend more time with us in the evening, and save money on gas.
Dublin is a small city nestled in the
middle of a valley that is
especially beautiful in the winter, when rain turns the surrounding
hills a deep, emeraldy shade of green. And in the spring, yellow
wildflowers cover the hillsides, like sunshine you can touch and smell.
It is a town filled with children
and playgrounds and
trees and calm, things that are good for the family and good for the
soul.
And although there are things about adjusting to life here that are difficult, I will always look upon it fondly. After all, Addie spoke her first words and took her first steps here. It's the first place she recognized as "home." It's the place we became a family of four.
All in all, it's a good place to call home.
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